Mono Line-In jack crap

[Taiyed]

I'm trying to record my band at the moment, but I've got an issue. I have six mics on the drums set and they all run to my mixer. I have everything panned and eq'd beautifully on my mixer, but then when i plug the mixer into line-in jack in my computer's sound card, the audio only goes to the left speaker, which I believe means it only records in mono. Is there anyway i can get it to record in stereo? The mic-in jack is disfunctional on the sound card, so we can't go that route. I have an SB Live! soundcard for those that are wondering (I know that's no good but blah blah blah). What do you all suggest I do?

 

[Stealthtech]

Are you using sequencing software ? you could convert the file to stereo, although it wont be true stereo you will at least have a stereo track to work with.

 

[AlChuck]

Stealthtech, what in the world would be the point of making a fake stereo file from the mono source?

Taiyed, you must have a mono plug coming into the line in, or else you have everything panned left on your mixing board.

 

[Jeyan]

Make sure your cable is running from Left and right mixer outputs to a STEREO 1/8 soundcard line in jack. Check your mixer and soundcard panning.

 

[mojew]

Yeah, it sounds like the cable running from your mixer to computer has mono connector into the computer. Radioshack time!

 

[Taiyed]

ah hah!

Good call. The cord definitely converted the stereo to mono....well looks it is radio shack time.